Editorial, Página Siete: The joking mood of the censorship of ministers One of the biggest distortions that the Bolivian political system has had in recent months is that the MAS had maintained control over two-thirds of the Legislative. As it was not possible, from the constitutional and democratic point of view, to close the Congress,…
Bolivia’s election is a test for Latin American socialism — and democracy
Monica Machicao and Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post: LA PAZ, Bolivia — Half a century after the execution of leftist firebrand Ernesto “Che” Guevara in the Bolivian jungle, the forces of the political right and left are once again waging ideological war in this impoverished Andean nation. Bolivia is heading toward a bitterly disputed presidential…
Bolivia is burning
Kareem Rifai, The Michigan Daily: Landlocked Bolivia, a country nestled between regional hotspots Argentina, Chile and Peru, has skyrocketed to the forefront of the global geopolitical struggle. Bolivia’s 2019 election was fraught with allegations of fraud leveled against now-former President Evo Morales. Morales now faces accusations of crimes against humanity due to allegations that he organized food and…
Fresh elections, and perhaps a fresh start, for Bolivia
The Economist: Last october, after an election marred by accusations of fraud, Joan Fernández joined thousands of Bolivians in protests that toppled the socialist government of Evo Morales. His joy quickly gave way to disillusion. After Mr Morales, who had been seeking a fourth term, resigned on November 10th and fled to Mexico, Jeanine Áñez,…
Sobrevivencia – Survival
Pagina Siete: Two ways to vote October 18 is not just any election. Democracy is at stake in Bolivia, after almost 14 years of an authoritarian government and after a transitional government that lacks the legitimacy provided by the ballot box. The ignorance of the results of the referendum of February 21, 2016, the qualification…
El pacto posible – The possible pact
Ronald MacLean, Cabildeo Digital: If something has emerged from the political debate, it is the identification of the three aspects of the crisis that the next government will confront: health, the economy and corruption. By definition, corruption is the use of public means for private gain. State corruption occurs with greater intensity in authoritarian regimes…
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